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  2. CS gas - Wikipedia

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    The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.

  3. Phenacyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    The term "Mace" came into being because it was the brand-name invented by one of the first American manufacturers of CN aerosol sprays. Subsequently, in the United States, Mace became synonymous with tear-gas sprays in the same way that Kleenex has become strongly associated with facial tissues (a phenomenon known as a genericized trademark).

  4. Tear gas - Wikipedia

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    Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.

  5. Chloroacetyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Some chloroacetyl chloride is also used to produce phenacyl chloride, another chemical intermediate, also used as a tear gas. [3] Phenacyl chloride is synthesized in a Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene, with an aluminium chloride catalyst: [6] With anisole, it is used for the synthesis of venlafaxine.

  6. Chloroacetone - Wikipedia

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    Chloroacetone is a chemical compound with the formula C H 3 COCH 2 Cl. At STP it is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. [3] On exposure to light, it turns to a dark yellow-amber color. [4] It was used as a tear gas in World War I. [5]

  7. AP FACT CHECK: Trump denies tear gas use despite evidence - AOL

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    An Army research institute paper in 2009 cites riot-control agents and tear gas interchangeably. It says tear gas is something of a misnomer, because the agents tend not to be gaseous and modern ...

  8. List of gases - Wikipedia

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    This list is sorted by boiling point of gases in ascending order, but can be sorted on different values. "sub" and "triple" refer to the sublimation point and the triple point, which are given in the case of a substance that sublimes at 1 atm; "dec" refers to decomposition. "~" means approximately.

  9. Carbon monosulfide - Wikipedia

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    Carbon monosulfide is a chemical compound with the formula CS. This diatomic molecule is the sulfur analogue of carbon monoxide, and is unstable as a solid or a liquid, but it has been observed as a gas both in the laboratory and in the interstellar medium. [1] The molecule resembles carbon monoxide with a triple bond between carbon and sulfur.